Boyle, Raelene (1951-)

Also known as
Boyle, Raelene Ann (1951-)
Field of activity
Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Track and Field Athlete and Olympian
Libraries Australia
http://nla.gov.au/anbd.aut-an35744448
NLA Persistent Identifier
http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-563191

Biographies

Raelene Boyle represented Australia at four Olympic games as a sprinter. She was appointed a Member of the British Empire on 15 June 1974 for services to athletics, and was named ABC Sportsperson of the Year in 1974. Named by the National Trust as one of '100 Living Treasures in 1998', Raelene Boyle was an Olympic torchbearer at the Opening Ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000.

Raelene Boyle, daughter of Gilbert MacDonald and Irene Joy (née Wilkinson) Boyle was educated at Coburg High School. At 17 years of age she was selected to represent Australia in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. She won a silver medal in the 200-metre sprint and ran fourth in the 100m. She also won medals at the Munich (1972) and the Montreal (1976) Olympics. She did not complete in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

At the Montreal Games in 1976, Raelene Boyle was the first Australian woman to be given the honour of carrying the Australian flag into the opening ceremony. She finished fourth in the 100 metre final after a slow start and was disqualified for a false start in the 200 metre semi-final. Raelene Boyle had been favourite to win the gold medal in her favourite event. The electronic starting device registered a clean start, but the starter, Jack Fisher, recalled the athletes. He claimed Boyle had jumped the gun. Film of the incident later showed she hadn't - even though she did move her shoulders.

Raelene Boyle completed in the Edinburgh (1970), Christchurch (1974), Edmonton (1978) and at Brisbane (1982) Commonwealth Games. After retiring from competitive athletics, she completed a horticulture course at the Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture (Burnley) and worked as a landscape gardener for the then Prahran Council. She has also been involved with coaching and television commentary.

Raelene Boyle was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996 and has since assisted in raising awareness of the disease, becoming a founding member of Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation in 1997.

  • 1968 Silver Medalist at the Mexico City Olympic Games - Athletics - 200m Sprint Event
  • 1970 Gold Medalist at Edinburgh Commonwealth Games - Athletics - 100 and 200 meters, 4 x 100m relay
  • 1972 Silver Medalist at the Munich Olympic Games - Athletics - 100m and 200m sprint events
  • 1974 Gold Medalist at Christchurch Commonwealth Games - Athletics - 100 and 200 meters, 4 x 100m relay
  • 1976 Participated at the Montreal Olympic Games
  • 1982 Gold Medalist at Brisbane Commonwealth Games - Athletics - 400 meters
  • 2007 Order of Australia Medal

View the full record at Australian Women's Register

Resources for Raelene Boyle

Selected resources (9)

Australian Women's Register

  1. Australia at the Games
    Australian Olympic Committee
    [2006]
    Published: Australian Olympic Committee
    Series: http://corporate.olympics.com.au/index.cfm?p=25
  2. On the BoyleHerald Sun Weekend 6-9 : On the Boyle
    Reed, Ron
    [2003]
  3. Raelene BoyleCommunity Ambassadors National Bank of Australia : Raelene Boyle
    Series: http://www.national.com.au/Community/0,,2173,00.html
  4. She's Game: Women Making Australian Sporting History
    Australian Women's Archives Project
    [2007]
    Published: Australian Women's Archives Project
    Series: http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/sport-home.html
  5. Faith, Hope and Charity Australian Women and Imperial Honours: 1901-1989
    Australian Women's Archives Project
    [2003]
    Published: Australian Women's Archives Project
    Series: http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/honours/honours.html
  6. Australia at the Olympics
    Andrews, Malcolm
    [2000]
    Published: ABC Books
  7. Encyclopedia of Australia Sport
    Shepherd, Jim
    [1980]
    Published: Rigby Publishers
  8. Monash Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Australia
    Arnold, John and Morris, Deirdre
    [1994]
    Published: Reed Reference Publishing
  9. Who's who in Australia 2002
    Herd, Margaret
    [2002]
    Published: Crown Content

Resources by Raelene Boyle (18)

  1. Rage Raelene, run / by Raelene Boyle with John Craven
    Boyle, Raelene, 1951-
    [ Book : 1983 ]
    At 17 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 32.376)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 32.376)

  2. Raelene : sometimes beaten, never conquered : the Raelene Boyle story / Raelene Boyle & Garry Linnell
    Boyle, Raelene, 1951-
    [ Audio book, Book : 2003-2004 ]
    At 7 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 20.166)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 20.166)

  3. Successful athletics : from beginner to expert in forty lessons / by Ron Clarke with Raelene Boyle
    Clarke, Ron, 1937-
    [ Book : 1976 ]
    At 24 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 14.08)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 14.08)

  4. Establishing new plants
    Open Learning Agency of Australia
    [ Video : 1994 ]
    At 16 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 4.073)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 4.073)

  5. Production systems
    Open Learning Agency of Australia
    [ Video : 1994 ]
    At 11 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 4.061)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 4.061)

  6. Water
    Open Learning Agency of Australia
    [ Video : 1994 ]
    At 15 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 4.006)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 4.006)

  7. Friends & foes
    Open Learning Agency of Australia
    [ Video : 1994 ]
    At 13 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 4.004)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 4.004)

  8. Ecosystems
    Open Learning Agency of Australia
    [ Video : 1994 ]
    At 12 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 3.39)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 3.39)

  9. Temperature
    Open Learning Agency of Australia
    [ Video : 1994 ]
    At 10 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 3.376)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 3.376)

  10. Growth and propagation
    Open Learning Agency of Australia
    [ Video : 1994-2005 ]
    At 12 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 3.374)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 3.374)

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Resources about Raelene Boyle (5)

  1. Rage Raelene, run / by Raelene Boyle with John Craven
    Boyle, Raelene, 1951-
    [ Book : 1983 ]
    At 17 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 32.043)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 32.043)

  2. Raelene : sometimes beaten, never conquered : the Raelene Boyle story / Raelene Boyle & Garry Linnell
    Boyle, Raelene, 1951-
    [ Audio book, Book : 2003-2004 ]
    At 7 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 20.099)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 20.099)

  3. Raelene Boyle / written by Lorraine Wilson ; illustrated by Alex Stitt
    Wilson, Lorraine
    [ Book : 1984 ]
    At 14 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 15)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 15)

  4. Raelene Boyle, Melbourne, Victoria, ca. 1975 / Bruce Howard
    Howard, Bruce, 1936-
    [ Photograph : 1975 ]
    Languages: No linguistic content
    View online
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 7.369)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 7.369)

  5. Great moments in sport - Boyle wins gold in Moscow [Malcolm Fraser and Raelene Boyle] Pryor
    Pryor, Geoff, 1944-
    [ Art work : 1983 ]
    View online
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 6.049)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 6.049)

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